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Seismograph

5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Iran


Tasnim News Agency
Wed, 02 May 2018 09:17 UTC
Earthquake

A strong earthquake struck Iran's southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Wednesday morning.

The temblor, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, rocked the city of Sisakht at 8:38 A.M. local time.

The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was determined to be at 30. 835 degrees north latitude and 51.559 degrees east longitude.
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Snowflake Cold

Students evacuated in southern France as heavy snow surprises them during hike


Sott.net
Tue, 01 May 2018 17:30 UTC
Mont-Ventoux
© Photo Francis Nicolas/MaxPPPThe Mont-Ventoux peaks at nearly 2000 meters.
Snow and ice during a strong storm surprised around twenty of the 174 participants in a hike organised this Tuesday by the Ecole SupElec in Paris.

They weren't expecting it, and had to be evacuated by the emergency services as weather conditions deteriorated.

Spring temperatures dropped to make way for winter conditions, leaving the youths poorly-equipped for the non-seasonal weather. The cold surprised them, going so far as to prevent them from continuing.

Firefighters were called to pick them up from the slopes of Mont-Ventoux, which culminates at nearly 2000 meters, in the department of Vaucluse in southeast France.

By 4:15 pm, no one was missing from the call. The hike ended with no injuries.

Translated by Sott.net from here
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Snowflake

It's snowing 'like winter' in France - Hikers rescued in Pyrenees


Sott.net
Tue, 01 May 2018 17:36 UTC
Rescue in the snow for the gendarmes of Luchon in the Pyrenees

Luchon, neige
© Crédit Facebook/PGHM de LuchonThis impressive picture was taken by the PGHM from Luchon during the rescue.
Gendarmes in Luchon intervened this Monday to rescue a couple of hikers buried under snow, one of whom suffered a broken ankle. The intervention took place on the descent of the Pic du Cagire (1912m).

The hiker slipped in the middle of the afternoon and injured her left ankle not far from the Mourtis resort in the south of the Haute Garonne department.

"Initially they thought they could reach the Col de Mente where their vehicle is. But with a growing pain and the weather worsening, the couple resigned themselves to contacting our services for help at around 5:30pm," said the gendarmes.

Despite it "snowing like in winter," a team of five gendarmes went to the location. The victim was taken down slopes where 20cm of fresh snow had accumulated.

Translated by Sott.net from here
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Bizarro Earth

Gulf of Oman 'dead zone' is far worse than feared - but what is it?


RT
Tue, 01 May 2018 18:03 UTC
plankton survey dead zone gulf of Oman
Dead zone Gulf of Oman
A large 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Oman is increasing in size, according to scientists who warn the oxygen-scarce area is worse than previously thought and poses a threat to the environment. But what does that mean?

The dead zone in the Arabian Sea is now the world's biggest Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ). About the size of Scotland or Florida, the dead zone almost covers the entire Gulf of Oman, which borders Iran, Oman, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
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Snowflake

May snowfall in Utah National Park


Yahoo! News
Tue, 01 May 2018 17:20 UTC
Alpine, Utah
© Robbie lawlerAlpine, Utah
It may be May 1, but snow was falling across the higher elevations of southern Utah. The snow was expected to stick to grassy surfaces while roads would be just wet near Bryce Canyon National Park, according to the National Weather Service.

A Facebook post from the national park said it was "perfect May weather," in the sense that it "may snow, it may rain, it may thunder a bit later on," the post continued. The park shared this footage of snow along with the post.

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Windsock

Man dragged into water dies as high winds, huge waves and heavy rain batters UK's South East

Georgina Stubbs
Independent
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:00 UTC
A man has died in Ramsgate.
© Adelheid GrevenConditions 'atrocious' in Ramsgate as wave washes three into water, says RNLI
A man has died in "atrocious" weather after he was washed into a harbour amid strong winds and heavy rain across parts of Britain.

More than a month's worth of rain fell within 24 hours in some areas, according to the Met Office, while fallen trees blocked roads and train tracks in Kent, East Anglia and parts of London.

Emergency workers were called to reports that three people had been swept into the harbour by a large wave in Ramsgate, Kent, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.

A spokeswoman for Kent Police said officers were called to Royal Harbour at about 11.30am to help the coastguard and lifeboat teams.

She said: "Three men were recovered from the water, but one was later pronounced dead at the scene. The other two were taken to hospital for treatment.

Comment: What happened to 'April showers'?? Since winter began weather events have proven to be so out of the ordinary that it's taking people by surprise, resulting in many deaths, and this is even before we factor in the very real issue of delayed planting, crop failures, and the resulting food shortages: For more, check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?

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Tornado2

France: While snow falls in Normandy, a tornado strikes in the Marne and destroys three villages

Romain Baheux
Le Parisien
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:12 UTC
tornade Marne, Aude
© franceinfo
tornado, France
© Chroniques Chaotiques/YouTubeThe tornado was immortalized in the Marne (screenshot).
The phenomenon caused significant material damage in three villages in the department.

From a distance, the phenomenon is fascinating. Up close, it' s scary. On Sunday, a tornado formed in the Marne and caused severe damage in three villages in the department, describes L'Union. Identical phenomena were reported in the Aube and in the Ardennes, then placed on orange alert. But how can such a characteristic "tuba", immortalized by a storm chaser, appear?



How does it form?

Comment: Crazy weather!

Here's another report, from franceinfo.fr:



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Arrow Down

Following record rainfall, huge rift opens opens up on farm in Rotorua, New Zealand


RNZ
Tue, 01 May 2018 12:49 UTC
Colin Tremain next to the sinkhole
Colin Tremain next to the sinkhole
A giant sinkhole has opened up on a farm near Rotorua following Sunday's record breaking rainfall in the region.

The sinkhole, or tomo, was about 200 metres long, 30m wide and 20m deep, farm manager Colin Tremain said.

It runs along a fault-line at the Tumunui farm and was discovered by one of the farm's staff, who went out to get the cows first thing on Monday morning.

It's the ninth serious tomo that has been on the farm that was at least 10m deep, Mr Tremain said.


Comment: Crikey! Here's drone footage...



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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill a total of 70 people in March, April across Bangladesh


The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tue, 01 May 2018 09:31 UTC
File photo
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya today said 70 people were killed in lightning strikes in different parts of the country in March and April.

The minister came up with the information while briefing reporters at the secretariat over the government steps during the current weather situation.

Fifty-eight people, including 29 people in two days-April 29, 30, were killed by lightning in April while 12 people were killed in March, said Maya.

"We want to assure the country's people that the government is intensely monitoring the current weather condition including lightning strikes and storms," he said.

The minister urged all to observe the weather condition before going out of home.
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Cloud Lightning

At least 13 people killed and 25 injured by lightning strikes in West Bengal, India


Timesnownews.com
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:26 UTC
Representational image
Representational image
At least 13 people were killed and over 25 injured after lightning struck them during a nor'wester that hit different parts of West Bengal last night, a senior official of the state disaster management said on Monday. Of the 13, three each died in Nadia, Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas districts, and two each in Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda.Kalbaisakhi, West Bengal, Nadia, Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas

"Most of them were outside their house and working in their fields while lightning struck them," he said. Among the four persons injured due to lightning strike in Purulia district, two of them were reported to be critical, the official said.

Alerts were issued across all the blocks in the districts and necessary precautionary measures were taken, in view of the warnings issued by the weather department, he said.
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